NDA 2026
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2026
- Subject
- General Ability
- Chapter
- English
NDA 2026 · General Ability · English
Directions: The following items have four sentences, one of which...
Directions: The following items have four sentences, one of which is correct. Select the correct sentence.
Options
- ANo sooner than he reached the station the train left.
- BNo sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
- CNo sooner he had reached the station than the train left.
- DNo sooner had he reached the station then the train left.
Correct answer
B. No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
Step-by-step solution
The correct grammatical structure for sentences beginning with 'No sooner' is 'No sooner' followed by an inverted auxiliary verb and subject (e.g., 'had he' or 'did he'), and the two clauses must be joined by the conjunction 'than'.
Option (a) incorrectly places 'than' immediately after 'No sooner'.
Option (c) lacks the required inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb ('he had' instead of 'had he').
Option (d) incorrectly uses 'then' instead of 'than'.
Option (b) correctly follows the structure: 'No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.'
Answer: No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.
Option (a) incorrectly places 'than' immediately after 'No sooner'.
Option (c) lacks the required inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb ('he had' instead of 'had he').
Option (d) incorrectly uses 'then' instead of 'than'.
Option (b) correctly follows the structure: 'No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.'
Answer: No sooner had he reached the station than the train left.